Annex I: Meeting Agenda
WHO-EMRO and DCPN Collaboration Kick-off Meeting
Beirut-Lebanon,
6-7 September 2012
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
Golden Tulip Hotel,
Hamra. Beirut
Day 1: Using Priority-Setting to Address NCDs in EMRO Region
Opening of meeting and goals
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Ala Alwan, Regional Director, WHO-EMRO
Rachel Nugent, Associate Professor, University of Washington and Director DCPN-DGH
Introductions
9:00 am —9:30 am All participants
Session 1: History and Purpose of DCPN
9:30 am – 10:30 am Rachel Nugent, UW
Discussion - All
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Session 2: Non-communicable Diseases in EMRO
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Dr. Ala Alwan, WHO-EMRO: Policy Priorities for Public Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region with Special Emphasis on Non-communicable Diseases
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Dr. Ibtihal Fadhil, WHO-EMRO: Regional NCD Research Priorities for WHO
Discussion – All
Lunch
12:30 pm -- 1:30 pm
Session 3: Non-communicable Diseases in EMRO: Conditions, Evidence Gaps, Policy Response
Moderator: Professor Ali Mokdad, University of Washington
Each speaker will present for 10 minutes and there will be 5 minutes of discussion per talk
Heart Disease Regional Challenges: Dr. Samir Alam, Lebanon
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Regional Challenges: Dr. Samer Jabbour, Syria
Regional Challenges: Dr. Hassen Ghannem, Tunisia
Regional Challenges: Dr. Nooshin Bazargani, UAE
Diabetes Global Challenges: Dr. Venkat Narayan, US
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Regional Challenges: Dr. Ala Alwan, WHO
Diet and Nutrition Global Challenges: Dr. Simin Liu, US
3:30 pm -4:00 pm Regional Challenges: TBD
Tea/Coffee Break
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Community Global Challenges: Dr. Eduardo Simoes, US
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Regional Challenges: Dr. Rima Nakkash, Lebanon
Cancer Regional Challenges: Dr. Aisha Jumaan, US
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Surveillance Global Challenges: Dr. Kathleen Strong, Switzerland
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Regional Challenges: Dr. Abla Sibai, Lebanon
Stroke Regional Challenges: Dr. Hassen Ghannem, Tunisia
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Meeting Close Rachel Nugent
6:00 pm
7:00 pm Dinner Location TBD
Day 2: Constructing Disease Control Priorities on NCDs for the EMRO Region
Session 4: Plenary Discussion: Developing an Outline of a DCP-EMRO Book
9:00 am – 10:45 am Moderator: Dr. Ala Alwan, WHO/EMRO
“Structure, goals, and audience of NCD Priorities in EMRO”
I. Burden
II. Risk factors
III. Priority Diseases and Conditions
IV. Health Systems Capabilities and Needs
V. Community-based Approaches
VI. Economic evaluations
VII. Setting NCD Priorities in EMRO: meeting the global and regional targets
Tea/Coffee Break
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Session 5: Small Groups: Developing Chapter Outlines and Author Selection
11:00 am – 12:45 pm For each sub-section of the book, a small group will discuss the content, important messages, and evidence-building. Groups will develop chapter outlines. Potential authors will be nominated by the participants.
Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Session 6: Roundtables on Economic Evaluation of Policies to Reduce NCDs
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Moderator: Dr. Hassan El-Bushra, WHO/EMRO
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Regional Roundtable
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Global Roundtable (skype/telecon)
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Dr Hossein Salehi, Iran
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Dr Abdo Yazbeck, World Bank/AFRO
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Dr Arash Rashidian, NIHR, Iran
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Dr Enis Baris, World Bank/MENA
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Dr. Shadi Saleh, AUB/Lebanon
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Dr Irina Nikolic, World Bank/HQ
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Dr. Awad Mataria, WHO/EMRO |
Dr Sania Nishtar, Heartfile |
Session 7: Coordination and Communications
4:00 pm –5:00 pm Rachel Nugent, moderator
- Coordination with DCP3
- Author teams: global and regional experts
- External Communication
Session 8: Next Steps and Meeting Close
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Dr. Ala Alwan
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Annex II: List of participants
WHO-EMRO and DCPN Collaboration Kick-off Meeting
Beirut-Lebanon,
6-7 September 2012
PROVISIONAL LIST OF PARTCIPANTS
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Dr Arash Rashidian
Director
Iranian National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)
Poursina Ave, Tehran 1417613191
Tel: 00-98-2188991112
Fax: 00-98-2188991113
Email: arashidian@tums.ac.ir
LEBANON
Professor Samir Alam
Head, Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Email: salam@aub.edu.lb
Dr Shadi Saleh
Associate Professor and Chair
Health Management and Policy
Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Beirut
Tel: 00-961-1-350000 ext. 4683
Fax: 00-961-1-744470
Email: ss117@aub.edu.lb
Dr Abla Sibai
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Beirut
Tel: 00‐961‐1‐350000 extension (4647‐Direct) (4640‐Sec.)
Fax: 00‐961‐1‐744470
E‐mail: am00@aub.edu.lb
Dr Samer Jabbour
Senior Lecturer
Health Management and Policy
Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Beirut
Tel: 00-961-1-350000 ext. 4680
Fax: 00-961-1-744470
Email: sjabbour@aub.edu.lb
Dr Rima Nakkash
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of AUB-TCRG
Department of Health Promotion and Community Health
Center for Research on Population and Health
American University of Beirut
Office: Room 335, Van Dyck Building
PO Box 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: 961 1 350000 ext. 4667
Fax: 961-1-744470
Email: rn06@aub.edu.lb
PAKISTAN (virtual participation via skype)
Dr Sania Nishtar
Founder and President
Heartfile
One Park Road, Chak Shahzad
Islamabad
Tel: 00-92‐51‐2243580 | 00-92‐51‐8358968 |00-92‐51‐8358584
Fax: 00-92‐51‐2240773
Email: sania@heartfile.org
TUNISIA
Dr Hassen Ghannem
Senior Consultant
Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)/North Africa and the Middle East
Professor, Community Medicine and Head of Epidemiology Department
University Hospital Farhat Hached
Sousse
Tel: 00-216-73-222600
Fax: 00-216-73-224899
Email: ghannem@cohred.org
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Dr Hossein Salehi
Former Regional Advisor for Health Economics
WHO/EMRO
Tel: 00-1-7478883199
Email: ahsalehi1@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Professor Simin Liu
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Epidemiology
Professor Venkat Narayan
Emory University
7049 Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30322
Professor Eduardo Simoes
University of Missouri
CE707 Clinical Support & Education Building, DC006.00
Columbia, MO 65212
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
Aisha Jumaan
Regional Director
Center for Disease Control
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Dr. Ali Mokdad
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
University of Washington
2301 5th Avenue, #600
Seattle, WA 98121
Dr. Rachel Nugent
Disease Control Priorities
University of Washington
325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359931
Seattle, WA 98104
WORLD BANK (virtual participation via skype/teleconference)
Dr. Irina Nikolic
World Bank
1818 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20433
Email: inikolic@worldbank.org
Dr Abdo Yazbeck
World Bank
1818 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20433
UNITAID
Dr Katheline Louise Strong
Programme Monitoring Officer
UNITAID
WHO SECRETARIAT
WRO/LEBANON
Dr Hassan El-Bushra
WHO Representative in Lebanon
Mrs Samar Hammoud
Administrative Support
WHO Office in Lebanon
hammouds@leb.emro.who.int
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WHO/EMRO
Dr Ala Alwan
Regional Director
alwana@emro.who.int
Dr Ibtihal Fadhil
Regional Advisor, Non-Communicable diseases
fadhili@emro.who.int
Dr Awad Mataria
Health Economist
Ms Tatyana El-Kour
Technical Officer/Regional Director’s Office
Mrs Marie-Helen Caponis
Remote Administrative Support
Regional Director’s Office
caponism@emro.who.int